Annex III.

SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES:

SCHEDULE I. LIST OF PROJECTS THAT REQUIRE FULL EA.

1. Agriculture
 water management projects for agriculture (drainage, irrigation)
 large scale mono- culture (cash and food crops)
 Pest control projects
 Fertilizer and nutrient management
 Land development schemes covering an area of 500 hectares or more to bring forest land
into agricultural production
 Agricultural programmes necessitating the resettlement of 100 families or more.
 Development of agricultural estates covering an area of 500 hectares or more
 Construction of dams, man-made lakes, and artificial enlargement of lakes with surface
areas of 200 hectares or more.
 Drainage of wetlands wildlife habitat or of virgin forest covering an area of 100 meters
or more.
 Introduction of new breed, species of crops, seeds or animals
 Surface water fed irrigation projects covering more than 100 hectares
 Ground water fed irrigation projects more than 100 hectares
 River diversions and water transfers between catchments

2.Livestock and Range management

 Large Scale livestock movement

 Introduction of new breeds of livestock
 Introduction of improved forage species
 Large scale open range rearing of cattle, horses, sheep etc
 Large scale livestock production in Urban area
 Large scale slaughter house construction
 Ectoparasite management (cattle dips, area treatment)
 Intensive livestock rearing units

3.Forestry activities

 Timber logging and processing

 Forest plantation and afforestation and introduction of new species
 selective removal of single commercial tree species
 pest management
 Conversion of hill forest land to other land use
 Logging or conversion of forest land to other land use with in the catchments area of
reservoirs used for municipal water supply, irrigation or hydropower generation or in
areas adjacent to parks
 Logging with special emphasis for endangered tree species
 Large scale afforestation/reforestation, mono-culture forest plantation projects which
use exotic free species
  Conversion of forest areas which have a paramount importance of biodiversity
conservation to other land use
 Resettlement programs in natural forest and woodland areas.

4. Fisheries activities

 Medium to large scale fisheries

 Artificial fisheries (Aqua-culture for fish, algae, crustaceans shrimps, lobster or crabs).
 Introduction of new species in water bodies commercial fisheries

5. Wildlife
 introduction of new species
 wildlife catching and trading
 hunting
 wildlife ranching and farming
 zoo and sanctuaries

6. Tourism and Recreational Development

 Construction of resort facilities or hotels along the shorelines of lakes, river, islands and
oceans
 Hill top resort or hotel development
 Development of tourism or recreational facilities in protected and adjacent areas
(national parks, marine parks, forestry reserves etc) on islands and in surrounding waters
 Hunting and capturing
 camping activities, walk ways and trails etc.
 sporting and race tracts/sites
 Tour operations

7. Energy Industry

 Production and distribution of electricity, gas, steam and hot water

 Storage of natural gas
 Construction of off shore pipelines in excess of 50 km in length
 High power transmission line
 Construction of combined cycle power station
 Thermal power development (i.e. coal, nuclear)
 Hydro-electric power
 Bio-mass power development
 Wind -mills power development
 Solar (i.e. Impact due to pollution during manufacture of solar devices, acid battery
spillage and improper disposal of batteries)
 Nuclear energy

8. Petroleum Industry.

 Oil and gas fields exploration and development, including Construction of offshore and
onshore pipelines
 Construction of oil and gas separation, processing, handling and storage facilities.
  Construction of oil refineries
 Construction of product deposits for the storage of petrol, gas, diesel, tar and other
products within commercial, industrial or residential areas.
 Transportation of petroleum products

9. Food and beverage industries

 manufacture of vegetable and animal oils and fats

 oil refinery and ginneries
 processing and conserving of meat
 manufacture of dairy products
 brewing distilling and malting
 fish meal factories
 slaughter - houses
 soft drinks
 tobacco processing
 caned fruits, and sources
 sugar factories
 other agro-processing industries
10. Textile in industry
 cotton and Synthetic fibres
 dye for cloth
 ginneries

11. Leather Industry

 tanning
 tanneries
 dressing factories
 other cloth factories
12. Wood, Pulp and Paper Industries
 manufacturing of veneer and plywood
 manufacturing of fiber board and of particle - board
 manufacturing of Pulp, Paper, sand-board cellulose – mills

13. Building and Civil Engineering Industries.

 industrial and housing Estate

 major urban projects (multi-storey building, motor terminals, markets etc)
 tourist installation
 construction and expansion/upgrading of roads, harbours, ship yards, fishing harbours,
air fields( having an air strips of 2,500mor long) and ports, railways and pipelines
 river drainage and flood control works.
 hydro - electric and irrigation dams
 reservoir
 storage of scrap metal.
 military installations
 construction and expansion of fishing harbours
  developments on beach fronts

14. Chemical industries

 manufacture, transportation, use and storage of pesticide or other hazardous and or toxic
chemicals
 production of pharmaceutical products
 storage facilities for petroleum, petrochemical and other chemical products (i.e. filling
stations)
 production of paints, vanishes, etc.

15. Extractive industry

 extraction of petroleum
 extraction and purification of natural gas
 other deep drilling - bore-holes and wells
 mining
 quarrying
 coal mining
 sand dredging.

16. Minerals extraction and processing

 Metallic minerals such as Iron, Lead, Copper, Nickel

 Industrial minerals such as kaolin, diatomite,
 Construction Minerals
 Mineral Water
 Thermal Water
 Extraction of salts from brines.

17. Non-metallic industries (Products)

 manufacture of cement, asbestos, glass, glass-fibre, glass-wool
 processing of rubber
 plastic industry
 lime manufacturing, tiles, ceramics

18. Metal and Engineering industries.

 manufacture and assembly of motor - vehicles

 manufacture of other means of transport (trailers, motor-cycles, motor-vehicle bicycles-
cycles)
 body - building
 boiler - making and manufacture of reservoirs, tanks and other sheet containers
 foundry and Forging
 manufacture of non - ferrous products
 iron and steel
 electroplating

19.Waste treatment and disposal

(a) Toxic and Hazardous waste
 construction of Incineration plants
 construction of recovery plant (off-site)
 construction of waste water treatment plant (off-site)
 construction of secure land fills facility
 construction of storage facility (off - site)
 collection and transportation of waste.
 installation for the disposal of industrial waste

(b) Municipal Solid Waste

 construction of incineration plant
 construction of composting plant
 construction of recovery/re-cycling plant
 construction of Municipal Solid Waste landfill facility
 construction of waste depots.
 collection and transportation

(c) Municipal Sewage

 construction of waste water treatment plant

 construction of marine out fall
 night soil collection transport and treatment.
 construction of sewage system

20 . Water Supply
 canalization of water courses
 diversion of normal flow of water
 water transfers scheme
 abstraction or utilization of ground and surface water for bulk supply
 water treatment plants
 Construction of dams, impounding reservoirs with a surface area of 100 hectars
 Ground water development for industrial, agricultural or urban water supply of greater
than 4000 m3 /day
 Drainage Plans in towns close to water bodies

21. Transport

 Major urban roads

 Rural road programmes
 Rail infrastructure and railways
 Trans-regional and International high way
 Upgrading or rehabilitation of major rural roads
 Airports with basic runway
22. Health projects

 vector control projects (malaria, bilharzias, trypanosomes etc)

23. Land Reclamation and land development

 rehabilitation of degraded lands

 dredging of bars, greyones, dykes, estuaries etc.
 spoil disposal.
24. Resettlement/relocation of people and animals

 resettlement plan
 establishment of refugee camps

25. Multi-sectoral Projects

 Agro-forestry
 dispersed field - tree inter-cropping
 alley cropping
 living fences and other linear planting
 windbreak/shelterbelts
 taungya system
 Intergrated conservation and development programmes e.g. protected areas.
 Integrated Pest Management (e.g. IPM)
 Diverse construction - public health facilities schools, storage building, tree
 Nurseries, facilities for ecotourism and field research in protected areas, enclosed
latrines, small enterprises, logging mills, manufacturing furniture carpentry shop, access
road, well digging, camps, dams, reservoirs.
 River basin development and watershed management projects
 Food aid, humanitarian relief

26 .Trade: Importation and Exportation of the following

 hazardous Chemicals/Waste
 plastics
 petroleum products
 vehicles
 used materials
 wildlife and wildlife products
 pharmaceuticals
 food
 beverages
 GMOs and GMOs based products
27. Public instruments
 decisions to change designated status
 family planning
 technical assistance
 development strategies
 urban and rural land use development plans eg master plans,
 structural adjustment,
 national budget
 Policies and Programmes formulations, etc
28. All projects in environmentally sensitive areas should be treated as equivalent to Schedule
1 activities irrespective of the nature of the project.

SCHEDULE. 2. LIST OF PROJECTS THAT REQUIRE A PRELIMINARY

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDY.

A List Of Small - Scale Activities And Enterprises

 Fish culture
 Bee-keeping
 Small animal husbandry and urban livestock keeping
 Horticulture and floriculture
 Wildlife catching and trading
 Production of tourist handicrafts
 Charcoal production
 Fuel wood harvesting
 Wooden furniture and implement making
 Basket and other weaving
 Nuts and seeds for oil processing
 Bark for tanning processing
 Brewing and distilleries
 Bio-gas plants
 Bird catching and trading
 Hunting
 Wildlife ranching
 Zoo, and sanctuaries
 Tie and dye making
 Brick making
 Beach sailing
 Sea weed Farming
 Salt pans
 graves and cemeteries
 Urban Livestock Keeping
 Urban agriculture.
 Fish landing stations.
 Wood carving and sculpture
 Hospitals and dispensaries, Schools, Community centre and Social halls, play grounds
 Wood works e.g. boat building
 Market places (livestock and commodities).
 Technical assistance
 Rain water harvesting
 Garages
 Carpentry
 Black smith.
 Tile manufacturing
 Kaolin manufacturing
  Vector control projects e.g. Malaria, Bilharzia, trypanosomes
 Livestock stock routes
 Fire belts.
 Tobacco curing kilns
 Sugar refineries
 Tanneries
 Pulp plant
 Oil refineries and ginneries
 artisanal and small scale mining
 Rural road
 Research having the potential to affect ecosystems functions, use, or the health and
welfare of the society.
 Rural water supply and sanitation
 Land drainage (small scale)
 Sewerage system

SCHEDULE 3. LISTS OF PROJECTS THAT MAY NOT REQUIRE ENVIRONMENTAL

IMPACT ASSESSMENT

1. Social infrastructure and services

 Educational facilities (small scale)

 Audio visual production
 Teaching facilities and equipment
 Training
 Medical centre (small scale)
 Medical supplies and equipment
 Nutrition
 Family planning

2. Economic infrastructure and services

 Telecommunication
 Research, small scale

3. Production Sector
 Irrigation

 Surface water fed irrigation projects covering less than 50 hectares

 Ground water fed irrigation projects covering less than 50 hectares

 Agriculture
 All small scale agricultural activities

 Forestry

 Protected forest reserves (small scale)

  Productive forest reserves (small scale)
 Livestock
 Rearing of cattle (<50 heads); pigs (<100 heads), or poultry (<500 heads)
 Livestock fattening projects (small scale)
 Bees keeping projects (small scale)

 Fisheries

 Artesian fisheries (small scale)

 Industry

 Agro industrial (small scale)

 Other small scale industries having no impact to the environment

 Trade

 All small scale trades except trade in endangered species and hazardous
materials

 Financial assistance

 Programme assistance
 Non-project or special country support
 Food aid not involving GMOs based food

 Emergency Operations
 Assistance to refugee returned and displaced person
4. All projects involved in environmental enhancement programs